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New EPA-funded program at USF helps Tampa residents secure careers in the environmental sector
The first cohort of participants to enroll in the Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training program has graduated with valuable training and certifications in workplace safety and hazardous waste cleanup. The program is a collaboration between the USF Center for Brownfields Research & Redevelopment and the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa.
May 14, 2021University News

USA Today: CDC lifts indoor mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people
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May 13, 2021USF in the News

Tooth plaque from ancient skeleton offers new insight into human evolution
Fossilized plaque scraped from the teeth of a 4,500-year-old skeleton discovered by University of South Florida professors is helping to unlock the secrets of what ancient humans ate and how our species evolved.
May 10, 2021Research and Innovation

USF College of Education STEM Teacher Preparation Initiative endorsed for appropriations funding by Rep. Kathy Castor
A new STEM Teacher Preparation Initiative in the University of South Florida’s (USF) College of Education was endorsed by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) for consideration by the House Appropriations Committee in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year.
May 7, 2021University News

USF researcher visualizes discovery of oldest human burial in Africa made by international team of scientists
An international team of scientists has uncovered the earliest modern human burial in Africa – changing what we know about social behaviors in Homo sapiens ¬– and a researcher at the University of South Florida (USF) has helped use 3D and advanced imaging technologies to bring the 78,000-year-old remains of a child back to life.
May 5, 2021Research and Innovation

ABC Action News: Nursing students to graduate from accelerated program at USF Sarasota-Manatee campus
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May 5, 2021USF in the News

National Geographic: Child’s grave is the oldest human burial found in Africa
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May 5, 2021USF in the News

Tampa Bay Times: USF professor who harnessed the power of cactuses is a top Florida inventor
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May 5, 2021USF in the News

2021 Florida Legislative session update
Our elected officials in Tallahassee produced a final state budget that retains much of the state’s support for higher education and for the University of South Florida. We are grateful to our partners in the Legislature for their support and for recognizing the important impact that USF makes on Florida’s progress and prosperity.
May 4, 2021University News

USF team uses new neuroimaging technique to study physiological effects of brain stimulation to treat depression
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, was FDA approved in 2008 as a safe and effective noninvasive treatment for severe depression resistant to antidepressant medications. A small coil positioned near the scalp generates repetitive, pulsed magnetic waves that pass through the skull and stimulate brain cells to relieve symptoms of depression. The procedure has few side effects and is typically prescribed as an alternative or supplemental therapy when multiple antidepressant medications and/or psychotherapy do not work.
May 4, 2021Research and Innovation, USF Health

BBC News: How to regrow a wrecked coral reef
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May 4, 2021USF in the News

WFLA-TV: 17-year-old graduates from University of South Florida with 2 degrees
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May 4, 2021USF in the News